A scientific study at the College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Basrah, prepared by a research team consisting of Dr. Kamal Al-Din Al-Saad, Dr. Abdul-Bari Abbas and Dr. Rahman Kazem Mohsen, examined the effect of sodium chloride poisoning on the health of Iraqi buffaloes in Basrah
The study, which was published in the Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Sciences classified within Scopus containers, showed the toxic effect of sodium chloride on the health of Iraqi buffaloes in Basrah Governorate
The study included defining the effect of river water in this governorate, in which the percentage of sodium and chloride salts increases, on the health of local buffaloes, which caused the appearance of various clinical signs on the affected animals, such as nervousness, lack of appetite, lack of milk production and abortion, and it may often end with the death of the affected animal
The study concluded that the drinking water in Basrah governorate has clear and obvious negative effects on farm animals
